Heating device



J. B. HORTON HEATING DEVICE A ril 24, 1934 Filed April 15. 1951 Patented Apr. 24, 1934 PATENT orrica HEATING- DEVICE John B. Horton,

Saugatuck, Conn.

Application April 15, 1931, Serial No. 530,158

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in heating devices and includes means for increasing the circulation of air about 7 a heating device whereby to bring more air into relation to the device for heating thereby.

An object of the invention is to provide an air circulator for a gasoline, oil or gas heater whereby to increase the circulation of air in the vicinity of the heater, and thus more rapidly and more uniformly heat the room.

Another object is to provide a circulator for the purpose stated and including adjustable means whereby the circulator may be positioned closer to or farther from the heater as desired, to more or less close or open the entrance for air to the circulator.

A further object is to provide a circulator and humidifier adapted to be disposed or mounted above a heater whereby to increase the circulation of air in the vicinity of the heater and to moisten the air. 7

An additional object is to provide a circulator or a circulator and humidifier for the purpose stated and which will be efficient and reliable in use and which may be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration or" the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein one embodiment of the invention is shown. It is, of course, to be understood that the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includes all such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view partly in elevation and partly in section; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the deviceas herein shown includes an oil or gasoline heater 5 including a supply tank or reservoir 6, the heater being open at its upper end for the passage of heat and the products of combustion as is usual. It will, of course, be understood that a gas heater or other heater different from that shown may well be used and that the heater 5 is merely for the purpose of illustration.

The heater 5 is supported by means of rods 7 three or more of which may be used and each of which include upper and lower sections 8 and 9 respectively and the lower sections 9 of which have outwardly disposed portions 10 forming supporting feet. Balls or other means 11 may be used for ornamenting the upper end of the upper sections of the rods. Burner 5 may be supported above a floor or the like by means of a cradle or tray 12 disposed under the supply tank 6 for the burner and bolted or otherwise secured to the lower sections 9 of the rods as at 13.

Supported by the upper sections 3 of the rods 7 is my circulator 14 comprising for the most part a plurality of tubes or cylinders 15 of graduated diameters arranged concentrically. The cylinders 15 are supported one within the other by means of bolts 16 arranged adjacent the upper and lower end portions of the cylinders and the cylinders are maintained in spaced relation by means of washer or spacer blocks 17 arranged on the bolts 16 and at each side of the cylinders. Therefore, it will be seen that the cylinders are held properly positioned on the bolts, and spaced one from the other whereby to provide passages between the cylinders for the heated air and gases from the heater and the additional air introduced into the circulator for heating.

Of course, the circulator 14 may be supported from the rods in any suitable manner. However, I have shown the circulator as adjacent its upper end provided with or received in a ring 18 supported by the upper sections 8 of the rods '7 as through the medium of bolts 19 passing through the rods and secured by nuts 20. It will be noted that the circulator is positioned substantially centrally over the heater 5 and that the heated air and gases discharged from the upper end of the heater will pass upwardly through the passageways provided between the cylinders 15 of the circulator.

Because of its arrangement the cylinders will become highly heated and the air in the passageways between the cylinders will as it is heated tend to move upwardly. This will result in additional air being drawn in at the lower end of the circulator as indicated by the arrows 21 and thus a rapid circulation will be set up, the heatedair being discharged at the upper side of the circulator as indicated by the arrows. As the cylinders of the circulator are more highly heated the rapidity of circulation of air between the cylinders will cause a heating of a greater quantity of air than would be heated by the means 5 were the circulator not employed.

In order that the circulator 14 may be adjusted toward or from the heater as desired, in order to position the cylinder more closely adjacent the upper discharge end of the heater, the sections 8 and 9 of the rods '7 are adapted for adjustment. To this end the rods have their adjacent end portions arranged in telescopic relation, the sections 9 being in the form of tubes or having tubular upper ends and the sections 8 being provided with spaced openings 22. Further, the upper end portion of each section 9 has a transverse opening to receive a pin or rivet 23 which may be passed through a selected one of the openings 22 of the section 8 whereby the sections will be secured in the desired adjusted position with the circulator 14 closer to or further from the heater.

A humidifier 24 is supported at the outer 'sides of the upper sections 8 of the rods 7 and by the rods. This humidifier includes a lower trough like portion 25 adapted to have water introduced therein through an inlet pipe or tube 26. Trough 25 is supported from the rods as by means of brackets 2'7 and supported above the trough and by the trough is the upper or cover member 28 of the humidifier. This cover member is of greater width than the upper open end of the trough and is supported spaced slightly above the trough as by means of lugs 29.

It will be seen that air may pass through the humidifier between the trough 25 and the cover member 28 and then to the circulator. Further, owing to its location the walls of the humidifier will be heated and the water in the trough 25 vaporized whereby the air passing to the circulator will be moistened. Cover member 28 for the humidifier serves to prevent the entrance of dirt and dust into the trough 25 and further serves to conceal the water in the trough and will prevent children from playing in the water. Addi tionally, the cover gives the device a finished appearance.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction and operation of the improved heating device will be clearly understood. However, it is desired to point out that the de vice comprises but a few parts easily manufactured and assembled and that there are no moving or wearing parts likely to get out of order. It will also be apparent that a rapid circulation of air will be set up due to the positioning of the circulator 14 over the heater and that the quantity of air and the effectiveness of the circulator may be changed as desired by adjusting the circulator toward or from the heater.

An extremely dry and irritating heat is given off by the type of heater disclosed and the hitmidifier is therefore a particularly attractive feature of the present invention. The humidifier may be easily filled as it becomes necessary through the use of the inlet 26 and owing to the use of the cover member 28 the humidifier is not likely to prove an annoyance since dust and dirt are quite eiiectively excluded from the trough 25.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. In combination, a heater, an air circulator, means to support said circulator above and in spaced relation to the heater, and a humidifier supported below the circulator and above the heater in position to have air pass through the humidifier on movement of the air into the circulator.

2. In combination, a heater, an air circulator, means supporting said circulator above and in spaced relation to the heater, said supporting means including means providing for adjustment whereby the circulator may be adjusted toward and from the heater, and a humidifier supported below the circulator and above the heater in position to have air pass through the humidifier on I00 movement of the air into the circulator.

3. In combination, a heater, an air circulator, means to support said circulator above and in spaced relation to the heater, a humidifier supported below the circulator in position to have 105 air pass therethrough in its movement into the circulator, and said humidifier including an an nular trough and a cover member therefor positioned thereover in spaced relation to permit the passage of air through the humidifier between 1L0 the cover and trough.

4. In combination, a heater, an air circulator, means to support said circulator above and in spaced relation to the heater, a humidifier supported below the circuiator in position to have 115 air pass therethrough in its movement to the circulator, said support including a plurality of vertically disposed rods spaced above the heater including telescoping upper and lower sections, means securing the heater to the lower sections .20 of the rods, means securing the circulator to the upper rod sections, and means securing the humidifier to the said upper sections. 

